Conservation implications of a mismatch between data availability and demographic impact.

ABSTRACT: Cost-effective use of limited conservation resources requires understanding which data most contribute to alleviating biodiversity declines. Interventions might reasonably prioritise life-cycle transitions with the greatest influence on population dynamics, yet some contributing vital rates are particularly challenging to document. This risks managers making decisions without sufficient empirical coverage of the spatiotemporal variation experienced by the species. Here, we aimed to explore whether the number of studies contributing estimates for a given life-stage transition aligns with that transition's demographic impact on population growth rate, λ. We parameterised a matrix population model using meta-analysis of vital rates for the common eider (Somateria mollissima), an

SUBMITTER: Nicol-Harper A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353920 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature